'Close' definitions:

Definition of 'close'

From: WordNet
adverb
Near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire" [syn: near, nigh, close]
adverb
In an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard" [syn: close, closely, tight]
adjective
At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships" [ant: distant]
adjective
Close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" [ant: distant, remote]
adjective
Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call" [syn: near, close, nigh] [ant: far]
adjective
Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
adjective
Marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" [syn: close, faithful]
adjective
(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" [syn: close, tight]
adjective
Crowded; "close quarters" [syn: close, confining]
adjective
Lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke" [syn: airless, close, stuffy, unaired]
adjective
Of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" [syn: close, tight]
adjective
Strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
adjective
Confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
adjective
Fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: close, snug, close-fitting]
adjective
Used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
adjective
Giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man" [syn: cheeseparing, close, near, penny-pinching, skinny]
adjective
Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it" [syn: close, closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped]
noun
The temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" [syn: stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close]
noun
The last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing, ending]
noun
The concluding part of any performance [syn: finale, close, closing curtain, finis]
verb
Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window" [syn: close, shut] [ant: open, open up]
verb
Become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang" [syn: close, shut] [ant: open, open up]
verb
Cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop" [syn: close up, close, fold, shut down, close down] [ant: open, open up]
verb
Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board" [ant: open]
verb
Come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin" [syn: conclude, close]
verb
Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
verb
Be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
verb
Engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
verb
Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop [ant: open]
verb
Change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
verb
Come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative" [syn: close, come together]
verb
Draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
verb
Bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
verb
Bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
verb
Fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" [syn: close, fill up]
verb
Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"; "close a book"; "close up an umbrella" [syn: close up, close]
verb
Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"

Definition of 'Close'

From: GCIDE
  • Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. Closer (kl[=o]"s[~e]r); superl. Closest.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
  • 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster]
  • From a close bower this dainty music flowed. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. "A close prison." --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the other maketh it exceeding unequal. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. "He yet kept himself close because of Saul." --1 Chron. xii. 1 [1913 Webster]
  • "Her close intent." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. "For secrecy, no lady closer." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids. [1913 Webster]
  • The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. "Where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to. [1913 Webster]
  • Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall. --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]
  • The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing -- not a faint hearsay. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close. [1913 Webster]
  • 11. Intimate; familiar; confidential. [1913 Webster]
  • League with you I seek And mutual amity, so strait, so close, That I with you must dwell, or you with me. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote. "A close contest." --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
  • 13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]
  • 14. Parsimonious; stingy. "A crusty old fellow, as close as a vise." --Hawthorne. [1913 Webster]
  • 15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer. [1913 Webster]
  • 17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open. [1913 Webster]
  • Close borough. See under Borough.
  • Close breeding. See under Breeding.
  • Close communion, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion.
  • Close corporation, a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies.
  • Close fertilization. (Bot.) See Fertilization.
  • Close harmony (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octaves.
  • Close time, a fixed period during which killing game or catching certain fish is prohibited by law.
  • Close vowel (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of the cavity of the mouth.
  • Close to the wind (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail; closehauled; -- said of a vessel. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Close'

From: GCIDE
  • Close \Close\, n.
  • 1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • The doors of plank were; their close exquisite. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end. [1913 Webster]
  • His long and troubled life was drawing to a close. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A grapple in wrestling. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Mus.) (a) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence. (b) A double bar marking the end. [1913 Webster]
  • At every close she made, the attending throng Replied, and bore the burden of the song. --Dryden.
  • Syn: Conclusion; termination; cessation; end; ending; extremity; extreme. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Close'

From: GCIDE
  • Close \Close\, v. i.
  • 1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated. [1913 Webster]
  • What deep wounds ever closed without a scar? --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight. [1913 Webster]
  • They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest. --Prescott. [1913 Webster]
  • To close on or To close upon, to come to a mutual agreement; to agree on or join in. "Would induce France and Holland to close upon some measures between them to our disadvantage." --Sir W. Temple.
  • To close with. (a) To accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close with the terms proposed. (b) To make an agreement with.
  • To close with the land (Naut.), to approach the land. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Close'

From: GCIDE
  • Close \Close\ (? or ?), n. [OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr. clos, p. p. of clore. See Close, v. t.]
  • 1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey. [1913 Webster]
  • Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within. [Eng.] --Halliwell [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Law) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Close'

From: GCIDE
  • Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), adv.
  • 1. In a close manner. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Secretly; darkly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • A wondrous vision which did close imply The course of all her fortune and posterity. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Close'

From: GCIDE
  • Close \Close\ (kl[=o]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Closed (kl[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. Closing.] [From OF. & F. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere; akin to G. schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle, conclude, sluice. Cf. Clause, n.]
  • 1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction. [1913 Webster]
  • One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine. [1913 Webster]
  • The depth closed me round about. --Jonah ii. 5. [1913 Webster]
  • But now thou dost thyself immure and close In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert. [1913 Webster]
  • A closed sea, a sea within the jurisdiction of some particular nation, which controls its navigation. [1913 Webster]

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